The Middle Way was first taught explicitly by the Buddha. It is the first teaching offered by the...

Dub reggae and the techniques associated with it have, since the late-1980s, been used widely by ...

This is the first edited, annotated collection of the writings of Allan Bennett, one of the first...

This is the first edited, annotated collection of the writings of Allan Bennett, one of the first...

Brian Fagan is arguably the best-known archaeologist of the past half century. His nine textbooks...

This volume does not focus on 'theory' in a broad sense, but specifically on theories of religion...

Lester Young (1909-1959) was one of the great jazz masters, whose tenor saxophone playing brought...

If you are fascinated by fermented dairy products, then this is the book for you. Born in Tabriz,...

In this study, gentrification concepts are used as a heuristic device to analyse urban socio-econ...

Brian Fagan is arguably the best-known archaeologist of the past half century. His nine textbooks...

This is a book about the food of Delhi, and its back story - the influences of colonisation, trad...

This volume does not focus on 'theory' in a broad sense, but specifically on theories of religion...

How did Anita O'Day-the legendary jazz singer who, along with Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Gerry Mull...

In the afterword to Religion and Contemporary Art: A Curious Accord (edited by Ronald Bernier and...

The Reception of Archaeology in Film is an appraisal of how the profession of archaeology and its...

Neoliberalism and authoritarian populism are some of the main forces endangering contemporary uni...

Irish Traditional Music in Germany locates the experiences of German Irish traditional music prac...

Human judgement is constantly distorted by biases that are due to the biological, social and cult...

Neoliberalism and authoritarian populism are some of the main forces endangering contemporary uni...

Irish Traditional Music in Germany locates the experiences of German Irish traditional music prac...

Human judgement is constantly distorted by biases that are due to the biological, social and cult...

In the afterword to Religion and Contemporary Art: A Curious Accord (edited by Ronald Bernier and...

The Reception of Archaeology in Film is an appraisal of how the profession of archaeology and its...

Jazz trombonist Chris Barber formed his first band in the late 1940s, but it is the band that he ...

Setting Out on the Great Way brings together different perspectives on the origins and early hist...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s a new phenomenon emerged in UK popular music – female guitarist...

The process of creating and reflection upon autobiographical memory is an everyday practice that ...

Religion in Five Minutes provides an accessible and lively introduction to the questions about re...

The North of England is regarded as a region economically and culturally lagging behind the South...

Heavy metal is now over forty years old and has developed into a diverse and multi-faceted genre....

All the human senses become engaged in ritualizing sacred texts. These essays focus especially on...

This is the first biography of jazz pianist and composer Stan Tracey CBE (1926-2013). Drawing on ...

For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departm...

The Original Mediterranean Cuisine is both culinary history and cookbook, with 70 recipes from fo...

This collection brings together scholarly contributions relating to the research of Lance Cousins...

This book traces the trajectories of modern globalization since the late nineteenth century, and ...

Religious and secular communities ritualize some books in one, two, or three dimensions. They rit...

Questions of authority are perennial. Authority has been and still is a key topic in many studies...

This book is a study on the nature and effects of the Therav¿da Buddhist religious experiences of...

The Rosary and the Microphone explores U2 as a politically engaged band that manifests a particul...

Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism provides an annotated anthology of primary sou...

Many scholars of Islam are interested in creating a liberal, inclusive, pluralistic, feminist, an...

The Iberian peninsula has a particular archaeology within Europe. In the Middle Ages Christians, ...

Contemporary Paganism has been a growing segment of American religiosity for over forty years and...

Fantasy has had a modern resurgence in cinema due largely to the success of superhero narratives ...

Of all pop music's icons, the Beatles have attracted more attention and generated more discussion...

The values of liberalism, pluralism, and democratic governance are under sustained attack from ri...

Identifying Roots presents a cultural history of Alex Haley's Roots, examining the strategy and t...